Several studies have demonstrated that shock therapy is an effective treatment for improving depression symptoms. Shock therapy, medically known as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), is a treatment for ...

Anhedonia reduces the ability to feel joy and affects nearly 90% of people with major depression. Most conventional therapies ...

While research is new and not legal in every state, psychedelic treatments show promising results for treatment-resistant depression, PTSD, and other mental health conditions. Share on Pinterest ...

TMS uses electromagnetic induction to stimulate neurons, similar to how a wireless charger transfers energy. The FDA has cleared TMS for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder ...

ECT response–guided sequential strategy. This strategy comprises two phases. In the initial phase, the goal is to exploit the advantage of ECT in rapidly inducing mood improvement and then to ...

ECT can seem like something out of science fiction, but it actually has decades of studies to show how effective it can be in reducing depression symptoms. Depression is one of the most common mental ...

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Depression treatments focus mostly on decreasing negative emotions. But a study finds that increasing positive ones might be ...

Texting or emailing with a therapist might provide more relief to people with depression than waiting for an appointment on video-based platforms. That was the hypothesis researchers at the University ...

Can a single therapy session make a difference? Experts say yes, but only with the right mindset.

Three reasons not to miss your last therapy session. Source: Viacheslav/Shutterstock Even though you are now feeling great, think twice about skipping your last therapy session. Typically CBT ...